Flushing strip for window frames



June 11, 1935. H. w. COOK Fwsam STRIP FOR wnmow FRAMES Filed March 11,A1955 ISnnentor HARRY mm Patented June 11, 1935 FLUSHING STRIP FORWINDOW FRAMES Harry W. Cook, Malta, Ohio Application March 11, 1935,Serial No. 10,531

3 Claims.

This invention relates to window frames. Window frames should be made ofa horizontal depth (looking at the vertical side) according to thecharacter of the plaster or covering to be used in the room. To effectsuch accommodation it has,

heretofore, been necessary to cut or reduce the pulley stiles and thetop and bottom parts to suit the kind of plaster or covering intended.In the modern construction of houses the customary jamb for wall boardcovering has been four and seven eighths inches; for standard lath andplaster five and one fourth inches; and for insulite plus one half inchplaster five and one half inches.

An object, among others, of my invention is to provide a form of stripof fixed dimensions, especially in cross section, that can be nailed tothe inner edges of the frame members including the stiles to accommodatethe frame to two of the three different sorts of wall covering material.

The invention is embodied in the example herein shown and described, thefeature of novelty being finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a View in elevation broken outvertically and horizontally looking at the inner or room side of awindow frame with a fraction of my device applied in one of itspositions to the right hand pulley stile. 1

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line IIII. Fig, 1, looking down,showing the adjacent studding and the frame installed but without thedevice of the invention applied.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section similar to Fig. 2, on the line III-III,looking down, showing my device applied in standard lath and plasterconstruction.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section similarto Fig. 3 with the same form ofstrip reversed and as ap-- plied for insulite and half inch plaster.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view on a larger scale of a fraction of thestrip according to the invention.

In the views It designates the pulley stiles, Ill the top cross pieceand H the sill of the frame. These parts can be furnished to the publicknocked down.

I2 designates my strip which is to be furnished with the frame partsreferred to according to the nature of the wall covering to be employed.Said strip [2 is made by rabbeting a strip of the necessary length ofwood so as to provide it with a thin portion 12* and a thicker portion12 These thin and thick portions [2 and l2 are each preferably of awidth substantially equal to the thickness of the inner edge of thepulley stiles.

When ordinary plaster board, as at [3, is used, as in Fig. 2, the strip12 is not needed.

In the standard construction, as at H3 in Fig. 3,

the strip I2 is secured to the pulley stiles and top '2 without therabbeted strips.

member with the thin portion i2 fitting against the edge and corner ofthe pulley stiles and top member.

When the insulite and half-inch plaster is to be used, as shown at I5 inFig. 4, the strip I2 is applied to the pulley stiles and top member withthe thick portion l2 secured to the edges of the stiles, as illustratedin said Fig. 4.

The thickness of the portions 12 and lZ is such that when the strip isnailed to'the edge of the stile'as to cause the wall covering of thetype applied to come flush with the exposed face of the strip l2 as bestdepicted in Figs. 3 and 4.

By reason of my invention the frame parts can be sold substantially asillustrated in Figs. 1 and Or they can be sold with the strips furnishedfor permitting flushing of the wall covering with the outer face of thestrip, the same strip being applicable,

The forms of the parts can be changed without departing from the gist ofthe claimed. 7 What I claim is:'

invention as 1. Means for permitting flushing of a wall covering withthe stiles and other members of a window frame consisting of a striprabbeted lengthwise to form two portions only therein of differentthickness, whereby either of said portions can be applied to an edge ofsaid frame members according to the thickness of the adjacent wallcovering to be applied.

2. Means for permitting flushing of a wall covering with the stiles andother members of a window frame consisting of a strip formed lengthwiseproviding two portions only thereof of different thickness, wherebyeither of said portions can be applied to an edge of said frame membersaccording to the character of the adjacent wall covering to be applied.

3. Means for permitting flushing. of av wall covering with the stilesand other members of a window frame consisting of a strip constructedwith two lengthwise portions thereof of the different thicknesses, theportion of smaller thickness being of a width substantially equal tothethickness of the stile, and either of which portions can be. applied toan edge .of said frame members according to the character of theadjacent wall covering to be applied.

